{"id":455,"date":"2003-12-25T10:39:54","date_gmt":"2003-12-25T10:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommangan.net\/printsthechaff\/?p=455"},"modified":"2003-12-25T10:39:54","modified_gmt":"2003-12-25T10:39:54","slug":"my-favorite-christmas-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommangan.net\/printsthechaff\/2003\/12\/my-favorite-christmas-song\/","title":{"rendered":"My favorite Christmas song"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Cry of a Tiny Babe,”<\/a> by Bruce Cockburn<\/p>\n

Mary grows a child without the help of a man
\nJoseph get upset because he doesn’t understand
\nAngel comes to Joseph in a powerful dream
\nSays "God did this and you’re part of his scheme"
\nJoseph comes to Mary with his hat in his hand
\nSays "forgive me I thought you’d been with some other man"
\nShe says "what if I had been – but I wasn’t anyway and guess what
\nI felt the baby kick today"<\/p>\n

\nLike a stone on the surface of a still river
\nDriving the ripples on forever
\nRedemption rips through the surface of time
\nIn the cry of a tiny babe<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The child is born in the fullness of time
\nThree wise astrologers take note of the signs
\nCome to pay their respects to the fragile little king
\nGet pretty close to wrecking everything
\n‘Cause the governing body of the whole land
\nIs that of Herod, a paranoid man
\nWho when he hears there’s a baby born King of the Jews
\nSends death squads to kill all male children under two
\nBut that same bright angel warns the parents in a dream
\nAnd they head out for the border and get away clean<\/p>\n

\nLike a stone on the surface of a still river
\nDriving the ripples on forever
\nRedemption rips through the surface of time
\nIn the cry of a tiny babe<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There are others who know about this miracle birth
\nThe humblest of people catch a glimpse of their worth
\nFor it isn’t to the palace that the Christ child comes
\nBut to shepherds and street people, hookers and bums
\nAnd the message is clear if you’ve got ears to hear
\nThat forgiveness is given for your guilt and your fear
\nIt’s a Christmas gift you don’t have to buy
\nThere’s a future shining in a baby’s eyes<\/p>\n

\nLike a stone on the surface of a still river
\nDriving the ripples on forever
\nRedemption rips through the surface of time
\nIn the cry of a tiny babe<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Cry of a Tiny Babe,” by Bruce Cockburn Mary grows a child without the help of a man Joseph get upset because he doesn’t understand Angel comes to Joseph in a powerful dream Says "God did this and you’re part…<\/p>\n

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